Prayer is both a gift of grace and a determined response on our part. It always presupposes effort. The great figures of prayer...all teach us this: prayer is a battle. Against whom? Against ourselves and against the wiles of the tempter who does all he can to turn man away from prayer, away from union with God.Reflection: Anything of value must be protected. So it is with the divine life. We must fight for it with vigilance against enemies with-out and enemies within.
- CCC No. 2725
Prayer: Jesus, strengthen our spiritual will.
From: Day by Day with the Catechism (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
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